December 16, 2009

The Conway Twitty Tribute Pistol (MP3s)

Hey, did you know you can buy a Colt .45 Conway Twitty Tribute Pistol if you happen to have an extra two grand lying around?

Hell, if you collect firearms you should probably go ahead and make the purchase and put it right next to your George Jones Tribute Rifle. Both these firearms come from a Second Amendment-loving outfit known as America Remembers, headquartered in Ashland, Virginia. Poking around their website, I see their tributes go far beyond Conway Twitty and George Jones. They've also issued scores of other firearms commemorating figures such as Elvis, Melvin Purvis, John Dillinger, Roy Rogers, John Wayne, the Navajo Code Talkers, and even Travis Tritt!

If you'd prefer to remember Conway Twitty for his talents as a singer and songwriter, here are a few MP3s to help you out. All were written by Twitty, with the exception of Pop A Top, which was composed by Nat Stuckey.

Twitty's cool, but I'm definitely asking Santa for the George Jones rifle. Crank up some honky tonk and go out back and shoot me some empty beer bottles.

Don't die before you read "I Lived to Tell It All", the Jones bio. One time he got loaded and shot up the tour bus. The driver fled at a truck stop. The band covered up the holes in the bus with children's band-aids with cartoon characters on them.

Has anyone actually SHOT one of these Tribute pistols?
Just wondering if they are the real deal or just for looks.
Proof would be to actually fire a magazine full of .45's.
Yeah I know most all are just safe queens and it would be a shame to actually USE 'em, but has anyone out there shot one?

There is a collector market out there for these type of commemorative firearms but it's rare that any ever become much more valuable than the non-commemorative versions and in a lot of cases they are worth less. However, there have been a few that I wouldn't mind owning, like the John Wayne Colt 1911-A1 and The Colt Peace Maker that had very little in the way of flashy engraving and such. I guess my point is these are mostly just gimmicks that appeal to your nostalgia side and take your money.